Coach Fall 2023 in New York City

We were back at the Park Avenue Armory for Coach’s fall collection, but it wasn’t a repetition of last season’s large-scale presentation, bleacher-style seating and all. Instead, the show took place in the “reception rooms” at the front of the space. Surrounded by the military portraits, dramatic chandeliers, and dark wood touches, the setting became about the history of the building itself. “There’s a certain sense of intimacy that I wanted to bring to the collection and to the way we present it,” Stuart Vevers explained a few days before the show at his studio in Hudson Yards. “I want it to feel like we’ve invited you into our home; you’re much closer to the collection, much closer to the cast.”

The silhouette this season was long and lean. The show opened with a long knitted striped turtleneck in a mended/repaired style with an intarsia apple bearing the NY initials inside. “There’s something almost modest about it as a silhouette, but it’s really body-hugging,” Vevers explained. “And I always think knit works really well next to leather.” Maxi skirts and flared jeans anchoring both cropped and oversized outerwear were worn by a super diverse crew of models, some of whom had been street-cast.

Images Courtesy of Armando Grillo.